"Finally," he says...

I've decided to start a blog for a couple of reasons.
I'm now thoroughly addicted to Dooce.com. I hovered for years, checking in maybe once a month, if that; usually when Mat prompted me about a post he thought I'd enjoy. Now I visit every day, sometimes more than once. So I thought it might be fun to start one of my own.
The kick in the pants I needed came last Thursday when we brought home our new family member, Mr. S. Checkers MacHoy. I wanted to tell the world about this wonderful new pig (or pidget, as my friend Nicci calls them); how he goes catatonic when you pick him up, how Mat and I shit our pants last night when he emerged from the safety of his box WHILE WE WERE IN THE ROOM. He's a cute little pidget, and I think after all he's been through, he deserves a place in cyberspace.